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MPAA Rating - R

Length:
    116 Minutes

Genre:
    Drama

Original Release Date:
    Jul 1, 2003

Director
    Martin Ritt

Cast
    Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach

 
Movie Summary
High-priced hooker Barbra Streisand has been arrested for the murder of one of her clients. The attorney engaged by Streisands parents hope to cop an insanity plea so that she can avoid a trial and manslaughter conviction. But she refuses this, citing a proviso in New York law which may result in her spending the rest of her life in an institution. Against all odds, struggling lawyer Richard Dreyfuss tries to prove that Streisand is not crazy and capable of standing trial. Dreyfuss certainly has his work cut out for him: from what weve seen in the film thus far, the violently impulsive Streisand is not only nuts, but certifiably so. Though she has plenty of opportunity in Nuts to give out with her usual bravura Streisandisms, Streisand (who also produced the film and wrote the songs) is surprisingly restrained through most of the proceedings. And then theres that extended-monologue climax. Nuts was adapted by Tom Topor, Darryl Ponicsan and Alvin Sargent from Topors stage play. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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